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Does anyone know if this resort is even open? We stayed at Xtabi last year and noticed that it didn't look totally abandoned, but we never saw anyone staying there either.
This year we've decided to book Cabin 1 and are hoping that it hasn't suddenly become a busy resort.
Wow, that was the place for stageshows back in the eighties. Must have seen every major act at that venue back then...most memorable was New Years Eve '86 with the Mighty Diamonds and Josey Wales. One of the only times my [future] wife would go out in public at night with me. I think the only other time was seeing Cocoa Tea at the Crow's Nest in Redground.
We've been staying at Xtabi since 2000, I have never seen anyone there. I've asked lots of people about it and gotten some interesting answers, lol, but they're all just *rumours* to me! Still no one around when we were there in March. I'm sure it will be lovely and peaceful! I ♥ Cottage #1
Here's a pic of my husband in 2004 when we discovered LaKaiser had installed some "barbed wire" (shards of glass in cement) beside Cottage #1
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Have fun!!
Shady dealings....Nuff said..
A friend of mine stayed there around 2005 or so.
I know Luciano has stayed there when he was in town performing.
A friend of mine stayed there around 2005 or so.
I know Luciano has stayed there when he was in town performing.
Here are some blasts from the past from Kaiser's "grand re-opening" in December 2000....
http://www.realnegril.com/beingees/nn211200.htm
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http://www.realnegril.com/beingees/nn241200.htm
Well that was neat to see! It's a beautiful place, glad it was once enjoyed, love to see it enjoyed again! I stayed at Xtabi in March of 2000, don't remember any action over there, still working on it at that point I guess!
I was checking it out this morning as I was eating at Just Natural and the place looks nice and well kept.
We like to float over and snorkle in that area. It has a ghostly vibe to it.
Looking forward to staying in Cabin1 for the privacy aspect it has. I was afraid that this would be the year that they finally reopen with nightly bands. We already stay during JerkFest, but that is over by 10 and it is cool hearing it from afar.
Ah only a couple of months and we are there again. I wish I could figure out the countdown thing.
We actually took a tour of Kaisers, but its probably been about 5 yrs or maybe longer. We too were staying at Xtabi and walked past Kaisers daily. We had the "watchman" who also doubled as a homemade jewelry salesman show us around. Its a neat place. The tile work alone is just crazy. Its everywhere and its NOT cheap tilework either. Really cool bar area that could definintely hosts some great live music. The rooms were a bit strange. The layout was just odd and there are not very many rooms. Maybe 10-15 tops. All very close together, but seemed to have more space than say your avg size room at Samsara or Garden Side Xtabi. The pool was on a 2nd level in the middle of the rooms. It was hardly a pool more like a wading area, but you could cool off.
We were told we could stay the night as no one was staying there and we almost did it until as we were walking out, towards the bar area we got a very strange vibe from some guys sitting there. It wasn't even really a stocked bar just a bottle of white rum they were drinking. I believe go with your FIRST instinct and so we Thanked him, probably had to tip him (memory fuzzy) and headed home to Xtabi.
I think it has great potential, but needs a new owner! The stories I've heard about the owner thru the years are stuff of movies!
Went to shows at Kaiser,s around 1990 it was happening place back then, those german girls were so hot, but needed to shave there legs! lol
Is this place even open to accept guests ?
One year in 1997 or 8,,,not sure...Xtabi was fully booked and one of the regular gals stayed next door at Kaisers. We were in cottage #1 and she was right beside us in the room closest to the wall ( which kind of towered over our cottage). She and her friends had the plunge pool to themselves and they loved it. They actually stayed in the room that overlooked Just Natural. Since then in the past couple of years, we toured through the place with 'Charlie' and have seen people come and go now and then...but few and far between.